Subject : simple past and past continuous a) fill in the blanks with a correct form of past continuous: 1. alice hurt herself while she ……………………………………………. (skate). 2. i met my neighbor while i ………………………………………. (walk) home from work. 3. sally saw a friend while she …………………………….. (ride) her bicycle along park st. 4. peter fell asleep while he …………………………………… (study). 5. bob stepped on jane’s feet while they ………………………………….. (dance) together. 6. i cut myself while i ……………………………………. (shave). 7. mr. and mrs. brown burned themselves while they ………………………… (bake) cookies. 8. tommy had a nightmare while he …………………………….. (sleep) at a friend’s house. b) how did it happen? 1. how did alice hurt herself? (play soccer) ………………. she hurt herself while she was playing soccer. …………………………. 2. how did martin burn himself? (iron his clothes) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. how did helen cut herself? (slice onions) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. how did jennifer meet her husband? (fix a flat tire) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. how did marvin break his arm? (skate) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. how did you lose your wallet? (ride my bicycle) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 7. how did jeff meet his wife? (swim at the beach) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 8. how did bob get a black eye? (fight with his brother) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. how did your children burn themselves? (make breakfast) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. how did martha fall? (dance) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… d) fill in the blanks with a correct form, the past simple or the past continuous: 1. he ………………………………….. (talk) with mary, when mrs. smith came in. 2. they ………………………………… (study) two hours last night. 3. jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang. 4. as i …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, i met my friend. 5. we ………………………………….. (watch) tv last night. 6. the customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card. 7. the barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday. 8. she ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle. 9. it …………………………………. (rain) hard when i got up. 10. it …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.
A)
1. Alice hurt herself while she was skating.
2. I met my neighbour while I was walking home from work.
3. Sally saw a friend while she was riding her bicycle along Park Street.
4. Peter fell asleep while he was studying.
5. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they were dancing together.
6. I cut myself while I was shaving.
7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they were baking cookies.
8. Tommy had a nightmare while he was sleeping at a friend’s house.
B)
1. How did Alice hurt herself? (play soccer)
She hurt herself while she was playing soccer.
2. How did Martin burn himself? (iron his clothes)
He burnt himself while he was ironing his clothes.
3. How did Helen cut herself? (slice onions)
Helen cut herself while she was slicing onions.
4. How did Jennifer meet her husband? (fix a flat tire)
She met her husband while she was fixing a flat tire.
5. How did Marvin break his arm? (skate)
He broke his arm while he was skating.
6. How did you lose your wallet? (ride my bicycle)
I lost my wallet while I was riding my bicycle.
7. How did Jeff meet his wife? (swim at the beach)
He met his wife while he was swimming at the beach.
8. How did Bob get a black eye? (fight with his brother)
He got a black eye while he was fighting with his brother.
9. How did your children burn themselves? (make breakfast)
They burnt themselves while they were making breakfast.
10. How did Martha fall? (dance)
She fell while she was dancing.
D)
1. He was talking with Mary when Mrs. Smith came in.
2. They studied for two hours last night.
3. Jane was sleeping when the telephone rang.
4. As I was walking to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We watched TV last night.
6. The customer was paying his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber cut my hair yesterday.
8. She was dancing when she hurt her ankle.
9. It was raining hard when I got up.
10. It rained hard last night.